Chronic back pain is defined as pain which persists over twelve weeks, even after the initial trauma or the underlying cause of previously acute low back pain has received treatment. Where the back pain, sciatica or lumbago (as it sometimes called), lasts over a few weeks it is advisable to seek the advice of your GP […]
Back pain is usually referred to as either acute or chronic. Here we touch briefly on Acute back pain. Chronic back pain is usually defined as pain which persists over twelve weeks, even after the underlying cause of previously acute low back pain has received treatment. Treatment for chronic lower back pain is outlined later. […]
Fortunately for many sufferers of low back pain or lumbago there is often no underlying cause of the back ache or discomfort. Back pain may occur as a result of damage, tension or inflammation arising at any point of the spine from the coccyx or tail bone up to the cervical joints of the neck. […]
Low back pain, sciatica, or lumbago is a common condition that will affect most adults at some point in their lives. It is endemic in Western society, affecting some 30-40% of adults, and is a growing problem , probably as a result of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, with less and less manual occupations. Indeed, increased leisure […]
A major piece of research has indicated that Paracetamol is no more effective in the treatment of acute low back pain than a placebo or or simple exercise, either in terms pain relief or recovery time. The study demonstrated being treated with Paracetamol for pain relief gave no evidence of either. These findings fly in […]
What’s the best treatment for low back pain? Back pain is such a problem that the National Statistical Office estimates that some 50% of adults were affected in the last 12 months, with 80% of all adults being affected at some point in their lives. In the UK alone, some 7.6 million man days are […]
If you have lower back pain, you are not alone. Most adults at some point will have back pain that interferes with work, routine daily activities, or recreation. It’s estimated that Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on low back pain, the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to […]
A British University study recently reported that Yoga could be more effective than normal healthcare in providing back pain relief for long term sufferers of lower back pain Yoga can be described as a healing system of theory and practice. It is a combination of breathing exercises, physical postures, and meditation that has been practiced […]
There’s an interesting article featured in the Pioneer Press on MRI in the treatment for low back pain which questions the possibility of it’s overuse in some states in the US. During 2009, a high percentage of outpatients with low back pain at Minnesota hospitals underwent a MRI without first trying alternatives that were both […]
This month sees the annual running of the Isle of Man TT races, to which thousands of bikers will converge to watch the road action, which was first run in 1905 (as a result of a blanket 20mph speed limit being imposed on UK roads in 1903) Quite a few of these bikers will experience […]